SDC reduces operating costs by $16 million annually by migrating with Fujitsu Software NetCOBOL
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Case Study
SDC reduces operating
costs by $16 million
annually by migrating
with Fujitsu Software
NetCOBOL
Small and medium-sized banks are at a disadvantage to larger Client
banks in terms of available resources— especially regarding their SDC
IT departments. As a result, these firms often seek help from
Industry
outside sources.
IT Banking Services
Founded in 1963, Skandinavisk Data Center, headquartered in Challenge
Ballerup, Denmark, provides affordable IT services to SMB banks Current mainframe environ-
to close this gap by allowing its clients to remain competitive. ment resulted in less agility
and performance, with high
To maintain its own long-term viability as a vendor, SDC decided
operations cost.
it had to migrate its core banking system from an IBM mainframe
to the Microsoft® Application Platform. Solution
Adaptigent Distributed
Challenge Fujitsu Software NetCOBOL
SDC made the decision that its IT infrastructure required a modern upgrade
to support its mission-critical systems moving forward.
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The IT services provider relied on a delivery and management solution that
used Java and software from BEA Systems for 5.8 million accounts at 146
Scandinavian banks. With such a widespread operation in place, SDC was
vulnerable to a single outage that could jeopardize its own ability to conduct
business, as well as the capabilities of its clients todo the same. “When we “We we compared all of
compared all of the possible solutions, we found that the Microsoft® .NET the possible solutoions,
Framework is more open in terms ofthe programming languages it supports,” we found that the
explains Robert Elgaard, Chief Technology Officer at SDC. “And by using
Microsoft® .NET
Fujitsu Software NetCOBOL for .NET, we could instantly compile 80% of our
existing mainframe software.”
Framework is more open
in terms of the
Solution programming languages
it supports. And by using
SDC began designing and testing its solution, which would run parallel Fujitsu Software
with the mainframe until the implementation of the Microsoft .NET NetCOBOL for .NET, we
Framework would be completed. SDC turned to Microsoft Services to help
could instantly compile
with the process, working with the provider’s consultants to configure the
new infrastructure to deliver system availability, reliability and security.
80% of our existing
Microsoft Services opted for 30 Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S6 server mainframe software.”
computers to support the transition. This equipment offered a breadth of key
functionality, including: -Robert Elgaard,
Chief Technology Officer
• Microsoft SQL Server data management software to store mission
critical data.
• The Windows Server R2 operating system to provide the software
foundation for the core banking system.
• The Microsoft .NET framework to support common development and
runtime environment for the entire system,
• Microsoft Host Integration Server to work with the existing enterprise
service bus developed with the .NET Framework to direct transaction
flows between the new and previous systems.
• Microsoft System Center Operations Manager R2 to provide IT
administrators a central console and toolset to manage and monitor
server computers.
• Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager R2 to deliver a
centralized console to assess, deploy, and update software. photo
• The Microsoft® Visual Studio Team System Team Suite development
system to provide an integrated environment with built-in database
development tools.
• Fujitsu Software NetCOBOL for .NET (distributed by Adaptigent™)
Enterprise to compile existing mainframe software to run on the .NET
network.
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Results
Microsoft Services and third-party vendors including Adaptigent and
Fujitsu helped SDC achieve a seamless mainframe transition. SDC has seen
key improvements in several core areas:
• Operating costs have been reduced by $16 million annually. More than 11.2 million
• Maintenance of 99.8% availability for a workload of more than 20 million lines of COBOL code now
daily transactions. run in .NET, protecting
• More than 11.2 million lines of COBOL code now run in .NET, protecting, photo
their legacy investment.
legacy investment.
• New and innovative development environment has allowed for growth
The decision to select the Microsoft Application Platform and enlist the help
of Microsoft Services was the right choice for SDC in both the short- and
long-term. SDC now meets its service level agreements more effectively and
delivers more innovative offerings. The company has been in business for
more than 50 years and is now positioned to achieve a competitive
advantage to gain more customers moving forward.
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